Skateboarding

Christian Hansen for The New York Times

News about Skateboarding, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 7, 2014

Lives essay by Elliot Ackerman describes returning to London neighborhood of Southbank, center of British skateboarding, after serving in Iraq; notes ways that skater culture in which he grew up was similar to the culture of the United States Marines. MORE

Oct. 21, 2014

Inventors have tried for 25 years to make a hovering skateboard, inspired by movie Back to the Future Part II; while garage tinkerers, physics professors and engineers at companies like Google continue to explore the notion, realizing it seems to be extremely difficult. MORE

Aug. 18, 2014

Jay Adams, skateboarder who transformed skateboarding as a member of the renowned Z-Boys team, dies at age 53. MORE

Aug. 18, 2014

Cole Louison Appraisal column on skateboarding legend Jay Adams, who has died at age 53. MORE

Mar. 23, 2014

Neighborhood Joint column on 5050 Skatepark in Stapleton, Staten Island, which offers just over 8,000 square feet of ramps, rails and obstacles to riders on BMX bikes and scooters. MORE

Nov. 26, 2013

Nic and Tristan Puehse, twin teen skateboarding phenoms, gave up boards two years ago and have set their sites on becoming doubles tennis champions; brothers say they became bored with skateboarding, which they had done since age 6. MORE

Oct. 13, 2013

Oct. 7, 2013

Street skateboarding is thriving in New York City, despite dangers of navigating city streets; recent fatal accidents in the Bronx and Queens have not deterred traffic-dodging riders of longboards in city. MORE

Sep. 15, 2013

Skateboarder and photographer Allen Ying casts artistic light on distinctly urban activity; Ying publishes his photos in 43, an annual magazine of skateboard photography that he also edits. MORE

Sep. 4, 2013

Riverside Skate Park, which had fallen into disrepair, was designed in 1990s by New York skateboarding pioneer Andy Kessler, who died in 2009; friends of Kessler took on refurbishing project in his honor. MORE

Aug. 23, 2013

Street League, whose Super Crown World Championship will be broadcast live on ESPN2, has elevated street skateboarding contests to dizzying new heights; many skateboarders, mindful of the sport’s counter-cultural roots, would prefer that skateboarding retain its sideshow identity; others argue that skateboarding is not a sport at all and should not be treated as if it were basketball or football. MORE

Aug. 23, 2013

Some New Yorkers skateboard to work as a stay-fit strategy for health. MORE

Apr. 9, 2013

Mizrahi’s extravagant board adds authenticity to the graphic hoodies and slip-ons favored by the fashion set. MORE

Oct. 21, 2012

Hundreds of skateboarders ride down Broadway in Manhattan in annual race that State Supreme Court judge had declared unlawful two days earlier; race proceeds with little incident and no arrests are reported. MORE

Oct. 19, 2012

Justice Geoffrey D Wright of State Supreme Court in Manhattan grants New York City's request to halt annual Broadway Bomb, a high-speed race of nearly 2,000 skateboarders along Broadway, and prohibits any similar race, saying organizers would need parade permit for such an activity. MORE

May. 10, 2012

Many members of Generation X, now in their forties, have begun to skateboard again in an attempt to reclaim their youth. MORE

May. 10, 2012

Roundup of several essential items for older skateboarders that will ease the rough and tumble of the sport. MORE

Aug. 28, 2011

Excerpts from Q&A with professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, who discusses his MTV shows, his various companies and pro skateboard circuit. MORE

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